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The Recorder

Make Your Own Luck. Here's How to Do It

Luck is earned. Through years of relationship building, skill development, career strategy, success, failure, crisis, perseverance, optimism and courage.
8 minute read

The Recorder

So You're Saying There's A Chance!? — Section 101 Arguments That Beat the Odds in Recent PTAB Appeals

The raw statistics of affirmed Section 101 rejections may make appealing a Section 101 rejection seem like somewhat of a hopeless endeavor. But in reality, the chances of successful a Section 101 appeal can be significantly increased with the right preparation
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Citi Report: Strong Fourth Quarter Pushes 2017 Financials Past 2016 Results

Increased demand led to a strong 2017, but expense growth and a lengthened collection cycle tempered profit growth. Strong inventory at year's end bodes well for the start of 2018, Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group's FY 2017 survey of law firms found.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Not-So-Gentle Art of Fostering Self-Selection

We often forget that hiring is a two-way street—but we forget this at our own peril. The best, most enduring hires work out that way not only because the candidate is right for the company but also because the company is right for that candidate.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Digital Transformation of Enterprise Legal Services Delivery

The “digital transformation” of legal services involves the application of technology-enabled efficiencies, process optimization and appropriate resource mix to the delivery of legal services to maximize client value, both in terms of costs and business impact.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Constructing a Workplace Environment That Rejects Sexual Harassment

The political and cultural climate surrounding workplace sexual harassment is evolving faster than many companies can address or adapt to on their own. Internal and external stakeholders (management, employees, customers, clients and business partners) have new and heightened expectations about what companies should be doing to prevent and respond to harassment—whether reported or not.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Always Asking 'Why?': The Childish Trait That Marks a True Leader

As young children, we begin our quest for the answers to “Why?” It's an innocent curiosity that is present in every encounter, every conversation and every thought. And it's part of the wonder of being a child. Discovering the world and what makes it tick.
4 minute read

The Recorder

SEC Directs Regulatory Fire at Initial Coin Offerings

A regulatory fusillade arrives as initial coin offerings—ICOs—have become big business.
17 minute read

The Recorder

Dishing on the Trump Administration's Rollback of Obama-Era Tip-Pooling Regulations

The Trump administration's Labor Department announced its intention in December to make tip pooling a legal practice. In essence, the administration stated that it will revoke the Obama administration's rule and allow restaurants to pool tips as they see fit. The change will directly impact employers in California who pay tipped employees the full federal minimum wage.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

What the Data on Women Laterals Can Teach About Retention

The lateral partner data show women outpace their brethren at the profession's upper echelons. When women laterals move to the most-profitable Am Law 200 firms, or just to a higher PPP firm, they perform more strongly than their male counterparts.
8 minute read

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